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	Nicotine in the News Facts About Smoking Breaking the Habit Interesting Links		Questions about Quitting Click on one of the questions below to see the answers. Why should I quit smoking? What is the best way to quit? Will I gain weight? Why is it so hard to quit? Breaking the Habit If you smoke, quitting is perhaps the best gift you can give to yourself and those that care about you. Statistically, every cigarette shaves precious minutes off of your life, and that translates into less time to spend with your family and friends or doing other things that you enjoy. One recent report suggests that lifelong smokers die an average of 10 years earlier than non-smokers (more). The good news is that quitting at any age can reduce the likelihood of dying early due to a smoking-related illness. In the study mentioned above, smokers that quit by the age of 40 died an average of only 1 year earlier than non-smokers. Those that quit by the age of 60 added three years to their lives relative to those that kept smoking. Surveys suggest that most smokers want to quit, but not everyone does. Why not? If you have ever tried to quit, you know first hand that nicotine dependence is a hard habit to break. On average, people who have succeeded at quitting tried and failed two or more times (more). However, everyday, large numbers of smokers do successfully break the habit. It can be done. Recent data indicate that there are currently more ex-smokers in the United States than current smokers (more). In other words, more than half of all smokers managed to quit. You can, too. Other Links To Help Break The Habit More information and advice about quitting can be found in a guidebook called You Can Quit Smoking: A Consumer's Guide, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Smokefree.gov - You Can Quit Smoking Now! National Cancer Institute Guide for Quitting Smoking The American Cancer Society How to Quit - Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	TOBACCO FACTS Each year, due smoking by others, an estimated 3,000 nonsmoking Americans die of lung cancer and 300,000 children suffer from lower respiratory tract infections. (Source: CDC)
	QUICK NEWS LINKS 14th Annual Duke Nicotine Conference: November 13, 2008 Click here for more details

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